Tacky Garlic Smashed Potatoes {New and Improved}

These scrumptious tacky garlic smashed potatoes are among the finest aspect dishes ever! They’re made start-to-finish on one sheet pan. Really easy!

These new and improved smashed potatoes are one among my go-to aspect dishes. I imply, how will you go improper with potatoes + butter + cheese + garlic + bacon, proper??

Sheet Pan Smashed Potatoes

This recipe is brilliantly straightforward (and fairly darn fingers off) because of the almighty sheet pan.

Right here’s easy methods to make them:

1. Scatter small potatoes on a greased half sheet pan, cowl with foil, and bake till tender.
2. Smash the taters and season with salt and pepper.
3. Drizzle with garlic butter
4. Prime with shredded cheese and bacon.
5. Return to the oven till the cheese is melted and bacon is scorching.
6. Prime with chopped inexperienced onions or chives.
7. Serve instantly and put together to fall instantly in love these potatoes.

A notice concerning the potatoes: any number of potatoes can be utilized. Take care to not overcrowd the sheet pan. There ought to be ample room in between the potatoes. If the pan is just too crowded, there gained’t be room to smash them.

A Few Further Suggestions

• Bacon: totally cooked refrigerated bacon works like a dream on this recipe because it doesn’t require pre-cooking. Simply chop it into items and scatter throughout the potatoes. It crisps up within the oven. Nevertheless, if you happen to don’t have totally cooked bacon, you need to use raw bacon. Chop it into items and prepare dinner in a skillet till cooked via however not tremendous crisp (as it should prepare dinner a bit extra within the oven with the potatoes). Drain the grease earlier than utilizing. 
• Potatoes: moderately than baking the potatoes on the sheet pan, you’ll be able to boil the potatoes in water till tender, drain, and switch to a half sheet pan to complete the recipe. (I want baking them on the sheet pan because it means one much less pan to scrub!)
• Cheese: I do know I harp on the deserves of freshly grated cheese rather a lot (a.l.o.t.). It melts higher and is preferable in virtually each “grated or shredded cheese” state of affairs. Nevertheless, within the curiosity of full disclosure, for this recipe, I usually attain for the pre-shredded cheese. As a result of the potatoes, bacon and cheese crisp up and sizzle a bit within the oven, I’ve discovered it really works simply in addition to freshly grated cheese.

What to Serve With These Magical Potatoes

Yum, yum, YUM. These tacky garlic smashed potatoes are SO GOOD.

They’re one among my favourite aspect dishes only for my household…however I additionally make them on a regular basis when feeding firm or taking dinner to different folks, as a result of they’re all the time successful!

They’re scrumptious alongside a few of our favourite principal dishes:

Tacky Garlic Smashed Potatoes

Yield: 8 servings

Prep Time: 25 minutes minutes

Cook dinner Time: 55 minutes minutes

Complete Time: 1 hour hr 20 minutes minutes

• 2 ½ to three kilos small potatoes (any selection)
• Salt and pepper, to style
• 3 tablespoons melted salted butter
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 to 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese or a Monterey Jack/Cheddar mix
• 8 slices pre-cooked bacon, chopped (see notice to make use of raw bacon)
• 2 to three tablespoons finely chopped inexperienced onions or chives

Cook dinner ModeForestall your display from going darkish

• Preheat oven to 400 levels F.

• Calmly grease a half sheet pan (massive, rimmed baking sheet) and scatter potatoes in a fair layer throughout the pan. There ought to be loads of room in between the potatoes. If the sheet pan is just too crowded, there will not be room to smash them after they’ve baked.

• Cowl with foil and bake for 40 to 45 minutes till the potatoes are tender when pierced with a knife or fork.

• Use a potato masher to smash the potatoes. Relying on the way you need them, you’ll be able to actually lean into it and smash them skinny, or you’ll be able to evenly smash so that they potatoes keep thicker.

• Season evenly with salt and pepper. Stir collectively the melted butter and garlic powder. Drizzle excessive of the potatoes.

• Sprinkle evenly with cheese and bacon. Return to the oven and bake till the cheese is melted and the bacon is scorching.

• Prime with chopped chives or inexperienced onions and serve instantly.

Bacon: the totally cooked refrigerated bacon works like a dream on this recipe because it doesn’t require pre-cooking. Simply chop it into items and scatter throughout the potatoes. It crisps up within the oven. Nevertheless, if you happen to don’t have totally cooked bacon, you need to use raw bacon. Chop it into items and prepare dinner in a skillet till cooked via however not tremendous crisp (as it should prepare dinner a bit extra within the oven with the potatoes). Drain the grease earlier than utilizing. 
Potatoes: moderately than baking the potatoes on the sheet pan, you’ll be able to boil the potatoes in water till tender, drain, and switch to a half sheet pan to complete the recipe. (I want baking them on the sheet pan because it means one much less pan to scrub!)

Creator: Mel

Course: Aspect Dish

Delicacies: American

Methodology: Bake

Serving: 1 serving, Energy: 305kcal, Carbohydrates: 25g, Protein: 9g, Fats: 19g, Saturated Fats: 9g, Ldl cholesterol: 42mg, Sodium: 284mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 1g

Recipe Supply: from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe